21H.909 People and Other Animals, Fall 2005
A historical survey of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives, for example: hunting, domestication of livestock, worship of animal gods, exploitation of animal labor, scientific study of animals, display of exotic and performing animals, and pet keeping. Themes incl...
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| description | A historical survey of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives, for example: hunting, domestication of livestock, worship of animal gods, exploitation of animal labor, scientific study of animals, display of exotic and performing animals, and pet keeping. Themes include changing ideas about animal agency and intelligence, our moral obligations to animals, and the limits imposed on the use of animals. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/758022019-09-13T01:06:53Z 21H.909 People and Other Animals, Fall 2005 People and Other Animals Ritvo, Harriet History people animals hunting domestication livestock worship animal gods animal labor scientific study exotic performing pet keeping animal agency intelligence moral obligations limits A historical survey of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives, for example: hunting, domestication of livestock, worship of animal gods, exploitation of animal labor, scientific study of animals, display of exotic and performing animals, and pet keeping. Themes include changing ideas about animal agency and intelligence, our moral obligations to animals, and the limits imposed on the use of animals. 2005-12 21H.909-Fall2005 local: 21H.909 local: IMSCP-MD5-d1d15ef6d19d2d4d7fb0bfe390f5f1d9 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75802 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. text/html Fall 2005 |
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| title | 21H.909 People and Other Animals, Fall 2005 |
| title_full | 21H.909 People and Other Animals, Fall 2005 |
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| title_short | 21H.909 People and Other Animals, Fall 2005 |
| title_sort | 21h 909 people and other animals fall 2005 |
| topic | History people animals hunting domestication livestock worship animal gods animal labor scientific study exotic performing pet keeping animal agency intelligence moral obligations limits |
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